William frank wright



(No Model.)

W. P. WRIGHT. ADJUSTABLE HAMMOOK CANOPY.

No. 428,993; Patented May 27, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WVILLIAM FRANK WRIGHT, OF KEOKUK, IOIVA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HARRYCARTER, OF SAME PLACE.

ADJ USTAB LE HAM MOCK-CANOPY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 428,993, dated May 27,1890.

Application filed December 7, 1889- Serial No. 332,892. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM FRANK WRIGHT, of Keokuk, in the county ofLee and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Adjustable Hammock-Canopies; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and useit, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in adjustable hammock-canopies;and it consists in the combination of two or more curved awning supportsprovided with hooks or catches upon their inner sides, and upon whichthe hammock is made to catch, crossbars which unite the ends of thesupports together and hold them rigidly in position, and ropes whichsupport the canopy at its center and along its sides, as will be morefully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to produce a hammock with supports for acanopy, the supports being curved, so as to stretch the hammock and holdit open.

Figure l is a perspective of a hammock which embodies my invention. Fig.2 is an edge View of one of the supports.

A represents an ordinary hammock, which is attached to the ropes B atits ends, and these ropes are fastened to suitable supporting-rings O,or tied around any suitable object in the usual manner. At each end ofthe body of the hammock is placed either a semicircular or a circularsupport D, which is preferably formed of wood, and which is providedwith hooks or catches G on its inner side, in or over which the hammockis made to catch, both for the purpose of keeping the supports D inposition and for the purpose of holding the hammock open. If circularsupports are used, the canopy I is stretched over their tops; but ifsemicircular supports D are used, as here shown, they are provided withtenons on their upper ends, and these tenons pass through openings madein the ends of the cross-pieces J, by means of which the ends of thesupports are connected rigidly together, and end supports for the canopyare formed. Secured to these supports G are the guiding rings or loops0, through which the two ropes Q, are made to pass for the purpose offorming supports along the edge of the canopy, and thus preventing itfrom sagging down at its center. These ropes Q are fastened to the ring0 or other object the same as the ropes B. By having the ends of thesupports project upward, as is here shown, a canopy-support is formed,by means of which a canopy can be stretched across the top of thehammock, as shown, so as to protect the person using the hammock.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The combination, with ahammock, of a spreader near each end thereof, having a lower circularportion provided with hooks for catching in the hammock and its upperportion extending above the hammock a suitable distance to support acanopy, the canopy having its ends secured thereto, and supporting-ropeshaving one end secured to the upper ends of the spreader and theiropposite ends to a suitable support, substantially as shown.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a combined spreader andcanopy-support for hammocks, consisting of a lower circular portionprovided with hooks adapted to engage the hammock, and having its endsextending considerably above the hooked portion, whereby it is adaptedto have a canopy secured thereto and support it a suitable distanceabove the hammock, substantially as shown.

3. A combined spreader and canopy-support for hammocks, consisting of alower circular portion having hooks which engage the hammocks, theupwardly-extending ends, and the crossbar which connects the extremitiesof said extended ends, whereby a canopy can be secured to and supportedthereby, substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM FRANK WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

HARRY WOODS CARTER, A. L. COURTRIGHT.

